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NC pulling to side

Postby Regie » Tue Jun 12, 2012 6:28 am

Ive been noticing a strange problem the last few days.

When I'm crusing down the motorway, then put my foot on the throttle the car seems to want to steer to the right.

It only happens when the car is under power. There are no strange noises or anything happening out of the ordinary.

I had a wheels alignment a few months ago on the club day.

Any ideas? I'm going to have a look under the car today sometime
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Re: NC pulling to side

Postby project.r.racing » Tue Jun 12, 2012 9:09 am

check the tyre pressure on the left side front. if that is correct, then start looking at every bolt and bushe under the car.

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Re: NC pulling to side

Postby JBT » Tue Jun 12, 2012 9:17 am

I'd suspect rear suspension. The settings could be wrong (you should have noticed it after the alignment though) or something like a lower control arm or link has become loose causing variable toe or thrust angle.
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Re: NC pulling to side

Postby Hjt » Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:00 am

Unsure if same issue, but recently my front sway bar moved across, causing the car to pull left..

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Re: NC pulling to side

Postby Gmi » Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:29 pm

Regie, it's the turbo kicking in ;)

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Re: NC pulling to side

Postby manga_blue » Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:35 pm

Check under the front wheel arch for a wombat, kangaroo or pedestrian.
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Re: NC pulling to side

Postby Regie » Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:48 pm

All fixed. Was a flat right rear tyre....a tad hard to diagnose after 2 14hr nightshirts....I was a bit of a zombie when I posted the original thread :D
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Re: NC pulling to side

Postby project.r.racing » Tue Jun 12, 2012 9:53 pm

Regie wrote:All fixed. Was a flat right rear tyre....a tad hard to diagnose after 2 14hr nightshirts....I was a bit of a zombie when I posted the original thread :D
Good to hear it's all fixed. Those nightshirts totally stuff me also. I was close with the flat tyre, just got the wrong opposite corner. Now the question is, why was it so flat to cause issues?

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Re: NC pulling to side

Postby Regie » Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:01 pm

project.r.racing wrote:
Regie wrote:All fixed. Was a flat right rear tyre....a tad hard to diagnose after 2 14hr nightshirts....I was a bit of a zombie when I posted the original thread :D
Good to hear it's all fixed. Those nightshirts totally stuff me also. I was close with the flat tyre, just got the wrong opposite corner. Now the question is, why was it so flat to cause issues?



Had a nail in it, slow leak I assume...when I saw it this morning it had 6psi in it....I'm ather lucky I didn't damage the rim down the motorway heading home from work this morning.

Got it plugged, all good now. I was thinking diff bushes, broken ppf... $20 fix and it's as good as new :D
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Re: NC pulling to side

Postby Hjt » Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:04 pm

all good now. I was thinking diff bushes, broken ppf... $20 fix and it's as good as new


Cheering, we need a catch up early July?

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Re: NC pulling to side

Postby Regie » Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:15 pm

Hjt wrote:
all good now. I was thinking diff bushes, broken ppf... $20 fix and it's as good as new


Cheering, we need a catch up early July?



Yes! When's the July club track day? Keen as mustard to get out there
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Re: NC pulling to side

Postby JBT » Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:16 pm

Regie wrote:Got it plugged, all good now. I was thinking diff bushes, broken ppf... $20 fix and it's as good as new :D

Good result. It would have been causing similar issues to rear suspension problems - luckily it was the cheapest thing on the rear suspension. :mrgreen:
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Re: NC pulling to side

Postby Regie » Tue Jun 12, 2012 11:18 pm

JBT wrote:
Regie wrote:Got it plugged, all good now. I was thinking diff bushes, broken ppf... $20 fix and it's as good as new :D

Good result. It would have been causing similar issues to rear suspension problems - luckily it was the cheapest thing on the rear suspension. :mrgreen:



I reckon, I didn't want to delay my 4.1 install and flash tune :D
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Re: NC pulling to side

Postby Guran » Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:35 am

29 July. You WILL be there right? No teasing now. :lol:
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Re: NC pulling to side

Postby Regie » Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:46 am

Guran wrote:29 July. You WILL be there right? No teasing now. :lol:



Thanks Bryan, I'll be there!
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